Catch&#39;em flea brush

ABSTRACT

A new animal brush having a head to be refillable with cardboard paper sticky therein extending a curve handle. The inventive device includes a cover, and snap closure. The slots all surrounded with bristles having bridges in the center of the brush head.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] Ser. No. 204,996 Rawski, Louis Mar. 28, 1989 Comb for the removaland capture of fleas and other pests/ Ser. No. 663,652 Hingiss, MarkOct. 20, 1998 Pet flea brush/ Ser. No.778,775 Charles A. Cary Jun. 9,1998 Flea Powder Brush/ Ser. No. 09/086,328 Scott A. Norman Feb. 8, 2000Self-Cleaning Hair Brush/ Ser. No. 541,145 Mark D. Morrison Feb. 11,1997 Hair Brush With Attached Cleaning Feature/ Ser. No. 160,012 JamesL. Bell; Dorothy L. Bell Mar. 16, 1982 Brush With PneumaticallyDischarged Treatment Material/ Ser. No. 642,507 Charles N. Wilkeson Oct.1, 1985 Liquid Dispenser And Grooming Brush For Animals/ Ser. No. 1,884LeRoy E. Kaiser, Jr. Dec. 9, 1980 Animal Medication Brush/ Ser. No.787,861 Robert H. Cox Mar. 13, 1979 Dispensing Brush.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

[0002] Not Applicable REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX

[0003] Not Applicable

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The present invention is an improved flea brush that would betterremove fleas from the pet's coat. The head of this brush where theplastic bristles are located incorporates a snap closure on the head ofthe brush it could be easily opened. The cover has a living hinge. Onceopened, there is a cardboard paper section that measures the same sizeas the head of the brush. The cardboard paper section is coated with anadhesive that would catch the fleas as the pet's coat is being brushed.The living hinge is along one side of the head of the brush while thesnap closure is on the other side. The handle on the brush is easy tohold while brushing the animal.

[0005] The following U.S. Patents exemplifies such brushes and combs.U.S. Pat. No. 4,815,232 to Rawski; U.S. Pat. No. 5,823,145 to Hingiss;U.S. Pat. No. 5,762,433 to Cary; U.S. Pat. No. 6,021,542 to Norman; U.S.Pat. No. 5,600,865 to Morrison; U.S. Pat. No. 4,319,852 to Bell andBell; U.S. Pat. No. 4,543,913 to Wilkeson; U.S. Pat. No. 4,237,822 toKaiser; U.S. Pat. No. 4,143,982 to Cox.

[0006] Such prior art impose liquid chemical, powder or dimpled, howeverare relatively complex and costly to manufacture. There is accordingly aneed in the art for an improved brush without the use of liquid chemicalor powder.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The present invention has been designed to better rid a pet'scoat of fleas. It's durable, washable and affordable. It incorporates anadhesive coated cardboard paper section that is placed inside the headof the brush. As the pet's coat is brushed, the fleas would becometrapped on the adhesive, its convenient and ease of use, itseffectiveness in trapping fleas. The adhesive coated cardboard papersection is easy to place and remove, the adhesive coated cardboard papersection is conveniently disposable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0008]FIG. 1 is a bottom view of the Catch'em Flea Brush shows ninebridges in the center with eighteen slots, plastic bristles, snapclosure, and curve handle with concave shape handgrip.

[0009]FIG. 2 is a top view of the Catch'em Flea Brush with a livinghinge, cover, curve handle with a flat back handle, open area insidebrush head for cardboard paper sticky adhesive.

[0010]FIG. 3 is the side view shows the snap closure.

[0011]FIG. 4 is the top view shows cover.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIG. 1therefore, a new animal brush embodying the principles and concepts ofthe present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral9 will be described.

[0013] As best illustrated in FIG. 1 the animal brush, 10 nine bridgesin head of the brush 11 a multitude of plastic bristles 12 eighteenslots 13 snap closure 14 curve handle 15 handgrip handle and 16 concaveshape handle.

[0014] As best illustrated in FIG. 2 the animal brush, 17 cover 18 flatback handle 19 area inside brush head for cardboard paper sticky and 20living hinge.

[0015]FIG. 3 is the side view shows 9 brush head and handle 13 snapclosure 11 plastic bristles.

[0016]FIG. 4 is the top view shows 9 brush head and handle 17 cover 20living hinge.

[0017] As best illustrated in FIG. 5 shows 9 brush head and handle and21 cardboard paper sticky.

[0018] The present invention can be produced out of standard materialsand processes. It could be molded from durable plastic such aspolycarbonate or polypropylene. It could be produced through a standardoperation to be completed by the manufacturer.

[0019] The present invention the head of this brush where the bristlesare located incorporates a hinge and snap closure so that it could beeasily opened. Once opened, a cardboard paper sticky section measuringthe same size as the head of the brush with slots. The cardboard papersticky inside the head of the brush is coated with an adhesive thatwould catch the fleas as the pet's coat is being brushed. The inventionhas been designed to better rid a pet's coat of fleas. As the pet's coatis brushed, the fleas would become trapped on the adhesive. The curvehandle has better support while brushing the animal's coat. With theconcave shape handgrip handle for better brush stroke on the coat of theanimal and the flat back handle on the other side to hold in the palm ofthe hand.

What I claim as my invention is:
 1. a handle having a curve, concaveshape with flat back to be grasped by a hand of a person;
 2. a headhaving bridges in the center therein extending from one end of saidhandle;
 3. a head having slots therein extending from one end of saidhandle;
 4. the bristles on the head of brush;
 5. a snap closure on thehead of brush;
 6. a living hinge on the head of brush;
 7. the cover onthe head of brush;
 8. the area inside brush head for cardboard papersticky therein extending from one end of said handle.